This is some disturbing news. The link isn t dead, you have to copy & paste the entire link into your browser. There is a video which takes a while to load,

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, Aug 7 6:13 AM

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This is some disturbing news.
The link isn't dead, you have to copy & paste the entire link into your browser. There is a
video which takes a while to load, and theres an ad that comes on first. http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?
contentId=3992170&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Here's another artical I found about this:

Comic-store owner accused of murder

By PATRICK BUCHNOWSKI
The Tribune-Democrat
WINDBER  The owner of a comic-book store has been charged with the execution-style
murder of his wife 17 years ago  an arrest that is reverberating through the borough.

Michael Ralph George, 46, owner of Comics World in Windber, is charged by police in
Clinton Township, Mich., with killing his then-wife, Barbara Marie George, in July 1990.

The 32-year-old's body was found by customers in the back of the couple's Michigan
store  also Comics World  and $30,000 worth of comic books were taken, according to
The Macomb Daily.

She died of a single shot to the head from a .38-caliber gun.

Barbara George was killed after closing the store to prepare a surprise birthday party for
husband, then 30, the report said.

The couple had two small children.

Investigators from Michigan were in Somerset County last week continuing their
investigation, Somerset County District Attorney Jerry Spangler said.

Spangler could not say what led investigators to George, 17 years later.

"Obviously, there must have been some recent developments," he said.

George was picked up Saturday by state police in the 1000 block of Graham Avenue,
where his store is.

He surrendered without incident, state police Cpl. Jeffrey Doman said.

George was arraigned by on-call District Judge Joseph Cannoni of Windber on a fugitive
warrant and sent to the Somerset County Jail without bond.

It could not immediately be determined whether he has an attorney.

George, who since has remarried, is expected to have an extradition hearing this week
before a Somerset County judge. After that, Spangler said, George will be taken to
Michigan to stand trial for homicide and possession of a firearm to commit a felony.

Several Windber business owners declined to talk about George on Monday. Residents,
though, said he is a friendly neighbor who refereed youth basketball and allowed children
to play video games in the store.

"I was shocked when I heard about it," one man said. "You never would have suspected it."

At the time of the murder, police theorized the shooter was familiar with classic comic
books and the trading card industry because of the value of the items taken.

Barbara George was killed at point-blank range in what authorities called an "execution-
style" method, The Macomb Daily said. She was shot in the top of the head  which
indicated she was sitting or kneeling at the time of the shooting, the report said.

Clinton Township police are remaining tight-lipped about the case and did not return a
telephone call for comment.

Comics World in Windber was closed Monday.
The only other stuff that the video said that's not in this artical was that M.r George was
going through a divorce at the time of the murder. Plus that Mr. George's current wife who
was his girlfriend at the time, left her husband and children and came to Windber with Mr.
George.
Here's another article:
Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying

Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide charges.

By Mitch Hotts
Macomb Daily Staff Writer

Macomb County authorities are expected to announce today an arrest in the 17-year-old
slaying of a Macomb Township woman who was killed "execution style" in the comic book
store she co-owned with her husband.
Advertisement

Barbara Marie George was planning a surprise birthday party for her husband when she
was killed in July 1990 in the former Comics World store in Venice Square Mall on Garfield
Road in Clinton Township.

Her husband, Michael Ralph George, was arrested Saturday in Windber, Pa., according to
documents obtained by The Macomb Daily.

"We picked him up in a local business without any problems and he was not armed," said
Cpl. Jeffrey Doman of the Pennsylvania State Police.

Investigators did not disclose a motive in the slaying or what led to a break in the case
that resulted in the arrest.

According to a police criminal complaint, Pennsylvania police took George into custody
based on an arrest warrant for homicide filed by Clinton Township police in 41B District
Court on Saturday.

Lt. Craig Keith of the Clinton Township police department was in Pennsylvania on Monday
arranging for the suspect to be extradited to Michigan, officials said.

The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office on Monday declined to release details of the
incident. Ben Liston, chief of staff for the prosecutor's office, said investigators were still
interviewing witnesses and awaiting results of a ballistics test before commenting.

It wasn't immediately clear how long Michael George had been residing in Windber or
whether he was employed.

Clinton Township police in 1990 said they believed at the time that whoever killed Mrs.
George knew her and was familiar with the comic book and baseball card industry.

Barbara George, a 32-year-old mother of two daughters, was found shot to death in the
back of her store. Police determined about $30,000 worth of comic books was missing
from the store.

Retired Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Werner Spitz at the time indicated Mrs.
George had been shot in the top of her head, which meant she had been sitting down or
kneeling when she was attacked.

She had closed the comic book store to prepare for a surprise birthday party for her
husband, who was turning 30. Two longtime customers came into the store that night and
found her body in a rear storage room.

Investigators in July of 1990 said Michael George was supposed to pick up his wife from
the store and go out to dinner before returning to the store for a surprise celebration with
friends, neighbors and employees.

Although Clinton Township detectives initially suspected robbery was the motive, comic
book industry experts agreed while robberies do happen, rarely does anyone die over the
magazines.

Mrs. George's father, Dr. Peter Kowynia, who has offices in Clinton Township and Grosse
Pointe Woods, could not be reached for comment Monday evening.

Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying

Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide charges.
By Mitch Hotts

--- In pittscomicon@yahoogroups.com, "Betsy Richard" <betsyjayne1973@...> wrote:
>
> This is a dead link, but I just heard something to that effect on
> Froogy 95 news this morning. I couldn't make out the details, the
> office copier was running and I couldn't hear very well.
>
> Needless to say, I almost puked my breakfast all over my desk. This
> cannot possibly be true.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In pittscomicon@yahoogroups.com, "qrychepgh" <qrychepgh@> wrote:
> >
> > Michael George arrested for murder???
> >
> > http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?
> > contentId=3992170&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
> >
>

Chad "Space Ghost" Wilson

Wow...

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, Aug 7 6:33 AM

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Wow...

Betsy Richard

I still cannot get the link to work, must be a firewall issue. I m still in shock. Thanks for posting the additional articles, I had already seen the one in

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, Aug 7 6:51 AM

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I still cannot get the link to work, must be a firewall issue.

I'm still in shock. Thanks for posting the additional articles, I
had already seen the one in the Tribune Democrap.

My prayers are with Renee and their kids right now. I cannot even
imagine how difficult this must be for them all.

--- In pittscomicon@yahoogroups.com, "Chaz" <chaz_i_am@...> wrote:
>
> This is some disturbing news.
> The link isn't dead, you have to copy & paste the entire link into
your browser. There is a
> video which takes a while to load, and theres an ad that comes on
first.
> http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?
> contentId=3992170&version=1&locale=EN-
US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
> Here's another artical I found about this:
>
> Comic-store owner accused of murder
>
> By PATRICK BUCHNOWSKI
> The Tribune-Democrat
> WINDBER  The owner of a comic-book store has been charged with
the execution-style
> murder of his wife 17 years ago  an arrest that is reverberating
through the borough.
>
> Michael Ralph George, 46, owner of Comics World in Windber, is
charged by police in
> Clinton Township, Mich., with killing his then-wife, Barbara Marie
George, in July 1990.
>
> The 32-year-old's body was found by customers in the back of the
couple's Michigan
> store  also Comics World  and $30,000 worth of comic books were
taken, according to
> The Macomb Daily.
>
> She died of a single shot to the head from a .38-caliber gun.
>
> Barbara George was killed after closing the store to prepare a
surprise birthday party for
> husband, then 30, the report said.
>
> The couple had two small children.
>
> Investigators from Michigan were in Somerset County last week
continuing their
> investigation, Somerset County District Attorney Jerry Spangler
said.
>
> Spangler could not say what led investigators to George, 17 years
later.
>
> "Obviously, there must have been some recent developments," he said.
>
> George was picked up Saturday by state police in the 1000 block of
Graham Avenue,
> where his store is.
>
> He surrendered without incident, state police Cpl. Jeffrey Doman
said.
>
> George was arraigned by on-call District Judge Joseph Cannoni of
Windber on a fugitive
> warrant and sent to the Somerset County Jail without bond.
>
> It could not immediately be determined whether he has an attorney.
>
> George, who since has remarried, is expected to have an extradition
hearing this week
> before a Somerset County judge. After that, Spangler said, George
will be taken to
> Michigan to stand trial for homicide and possession of a firearm to
commit a felony.
>
> Several Windber business owners declined to talk about George on
Monday. Residents,
> though, said he is a friendly neighbor who refereed youth
basketball and allowed children
> to play video games in the store.
>
> "I was shocked when I heard about it," one man said. "You never
would have suspected it."
>
> At the time of the murder, police theorized the shooter was
familiar with classic comic
> books and the trading card industry because of the value of the
items taken.
>
> Barbara George was killed at point-blank range in what authorities
called an "execution-
> style" method, The Macomb Daily said. She was shot in the top of
the head  which
> indicated she was sitting or kneeling at the time of the shooting,
the report said.
>
> Clinton Township police are remaining tight-lipped about the case
and did not return a
> telephone call for comment.
>
> Comics World in Windber was closed Monday.
> The only other stuff that the video said that's not in this artical
was that M.r George was
> going through a divorce at the time of the murder. Plus that Mr.
George's current wife who
> was his girlfriend at the time, left her husband and children and
came to Windber with Mr.
> George.
> Here's another article:
> Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying
>
> Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide
charges.
>
> By Mitch Hotts
> Macomb Daily Staff Writer
>
> Macomb County authorities are expected to announce today an arrest
in the 17-year-old
> slaying of a Macomb Township woman who was killed "execution style"
in the comic book
> store she co-owned with her husband.
> Advertisement
>
>
> Barbara Marie George was planning a surprise birthday party for her
husband when she
> was killed in July 1990 in the former Comics World store in Venice
Square Mall on Garfield
> Road in Clinton Township.
>
> Her husband, Michael Ralph George, was arrested Saturday in
Windber, Pa., according to
> documents obtained by The Macomb Daily.
>
> "We picked him up in a local business without any problems and he
was not armed," said
> Cpl. Jeffrey Doman of the Pennsylvania State Police.
>
> Investigators did not disclose a motive in the slaying or what led
to a break in the case
> that resulted in the arrest.
>
> According to a police criminal complaint, Pennsylvania police took
George into custody
> based on an arrest warrant for homicide filed by Clinton Township
police in 41B District
> Court on Saturday.
>
> Lt. Craig Keith of the Clinton Township police department was in
Pennsylvania on Monday
> arranging for the suspect to be extradited to Michigan, officials
said.
>
> The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office on Monday declined to release
details of the
> incident. Ben Liston, chief of staff for the prosecutor's office,
said investigators were still
> interviewing witnesses and awaiting results of a ballistics test
before commenting.
>
> It wasn't immediately clear how long Michael George had been
residing in Windber or
> whether he was employed.
>
> Clinton Township police in 1990 said they believed at the time that
whoever killed Mrs.
> George knew her and was familiar with the comic book and baseball
card industry.
>
> Barbara George, a 32-year-old mother of two daughters, was found
shot to death in the
> back of her store. Police determined about $30,000 worth of comic
books was missing
> from the store.
>
> Retired Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Werner Spitz at the time
indicated Mrs.
> George had been shot in the top of her head, which meant she had
been sitting down or
> kneeling when she was attacked.
>
> She had closed the comic book store to prepare for a surprise
birthday party for her
> husband, who was turning 30. Two longtime customers came into the
store that night and
> found her body in a rear storage room.
>
> Investigators in July of 1990 said Michael George was supposed to
pick up his wife from
> the store and go out to dinner before returning to the store for a
surprise celebration with
> friends, neighbors and employees.
>
> Although Clinton Township detectives initially suspected robbery
was the motive, comic
> book industry experts agreed while robberies do happen, rarely does
anyone die over the
> magazines.
>
> Mrs. George's father, Dr. Peter Kowynia, who has offices in Clinton
Township and Grosse
> Pointe Woods, could not be reached for comment Monday evening.
>
> Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying
>
>
> Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide
charges.
> By Mitch Hotts
>
> --- In pittscomicon@yahoogroups.com, "Betsy Richard"
<betsyjayne1973@> wrote:
> >
> > This is a dead link, but I just heard something to that effect on
> > Froogy 95 news this morning. I couldn't make out the details,
the
> > office copier was running and I couldn't hear very well.
> >
> > Needless to say, I almost puked my breakfast all over my desk.
This
> > cannot possibly be true.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In pittscomicon@yahoogroups.com, "qrychepgh" <qrychepgh@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Michael George arrested for murder???
> > >
> > > http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?
> > > contentId=3992170&version=1&locale=EN-
US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
> > >
> >
>

DUGGER

DAMN! I am stunned like everyone else, We have had lunch a couple times during the Con and I dont think anyone could ask to meet a nicer person, same goes for

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, Aug 7 7:40 AM

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DAMN! I am stunned like everyone else, We have had lunch a couple times during the Con and I dont think anyone could ask to meet a nicer person, same goes for his wife, I hope this isnt true, but from everything I have read it is difficult to think otherwise.

I'm still in shock. Thanks for posting the additional articles, I
had already seen the one in the Tribune Democrap.

My prayers are with Renee and their kids right now. I cannot even
imagine how difficult this must be for them all.

--- In pittscomicon@ yahoogroups. com, "Chaz" <chaz_i_am@. ..> wrote:
>
> This is some disturbing news.
> The link isn't dead, you have to copy & paste the entire link into
your browser. There is a
> video which takes a while to load, and theres an ad that comes on
first.
> http://www.myfoxdet roit.com/ myfox/pages/ News/Detail?
> contentId=3992170& version=1& locale=EN-
US&layoutCode= VSTY&pageId= 3.2.1
> Here's another artical I found about this:
>
> Comic-store owner accused of murder
>
> By PATRICK BUCHNOWSKI
> The Tribune-Democrat
> WINDBER — The owner of a comic-book store has been charged with
the execution-style
> murder of his wife 17 years ago – an arrest that is reverberating
through the borough.
>
> Michael Ralph George, 46, owner of Comics World in Windber, is
charged by police in
> Clinton Township, Mich., with killing his then-wife, Barbara Marie
George, in July 1990.
>
> The 32-year-old' s body was found by customers in the back of the
couple's Michigan
> store – also Comics World – and $30,000 worth of comic books were
taken, according to
> The Macomb Daily.
>
> She died of a single shot to the head from a .38-caliber gun.
>
> Barbara George was killed after closing the store to prepare a
surprise birthday party for
> husband, then 30, the report said.
>
> The couple had two small children.
>
> Investigators from Michigan were in Somerset County last week
continuing their
> investigation, Somerset County District Attorney Jerry Spangler
said.
>
> Spangler could not say what led investigators to George, 17 years
later.
>
> "Obviously, there must have been some recent developments, " he said.
>
> George was picked up Saturday by state police in the 1000 block of
Graham Avenue,
> where his store is.
>
> He surrendered without incident, state police Cpl. Jeffrey Doman
said.
>
> George was arraigned by on-call District Judge Joseph Cannoni of
Windber on a fugitive
> warrant and sent to the Somerset County Jail without bond.
>
> It could not immediately be determined whether he has an attorney.
>
> George, who since has remarried, is expected to have an extradition
hearing this week
> before a Somerset County judge. After that, Spangler said, George
will be taken to
> Michigan to stand trial for homicide and possession of a firearm to
commit a felony.
>
> Several Windber business owners declined to talk about George on
Monday. Residents,
> though, said he is a friendly neighbor who refereed youth
basketball and allowed children
> to play video games in the store.
>
> "I was shocked when I heard about it," one man said. "You never
would have suspected it."
>
> At the time of the murder, police theorized the shooter was
familiar with classic comic
> books and the trading card industry because of the value of the
items taken.
>
> Barbara George was killed at point-blank range in what authorities
called an "execution-
> style" method, The Macomb Daily said. She was shot in the top of
the head – which
> indicated she was sitting or kneeling at the time of the shooting,
the report said.
>
> Clinton Township police are remaining tight-lipped about the case
and did not return a
> telephone call for comment.
>
> Comics World in Windber was closed Monday.
> The only other stuff that the video said that's not in this artical
was that M.r George was
> going through a divorce at the time of the murder. Plus that Mr.
George's current wife who
> was his girlfriend at the time, left her husband and children and
came to Windber with Mr.
> George.
> Here's another article:
> Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying
>
> Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide
charges.
>
> By Mitch Hotts
> Macomb Daily Staff Writer
>
> Macomb County authorities are expected to announce today an arrest
in the 17-year-old
> slaying of a Macomb Township woman who was killed "execution style"
in the comic book
> store she co-owned with her husband.
> Advertisement
>
>
> Barbara Marie George was planning a surprise birthday party for her
husband when she
> was killed in July 1990 in the former Comics World store in Venice
Square Mall on Garfield
> Road in Clinton Township.
>
> Her husband, Michael Ralph George, was arrested Saturday in
Windber, Pa., according to
> documents obtained by The Macomb Daily.
>
> "We picked him up in a local business without any problems and he
was not armed," said
> Cpl. Jeffrey Doman of the Pennsylvania State Police.
>
> Investigators did not disclose a motive in the slaying or what led
to a break in the case
> that resulted in the arrest.
>
> According to a police criminal complaint, Pennsylvania police took
George into custody
> based on an arrest warrant for homicide filed by Clinton Township
police in 41B District
> Court on Saturday.
>
> Lt. Craig Keith of the Clinton Township police department was in
Pennsylvania on Monday
> arranging for the suspect to be extradited to Michigan, officials
said.
>
> The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office on Monday declined to release
details of the
> incident. Ben Liston, chief of staff for the prosecutor's office,
said investigators were still
> interviewing witnesses and awaiting results of a ballistics test
before commenting.
>
> It wasn't immediately clear how long Michael George had been
residing in Windber or
> whether he was employed.
>
> Clinton Township police in 1990 said they believed at the time that
whoever killed Mrs.
> George knew her and was familiar with the comic book and baseball
card industry.
>
> Barbara George, a 32-year-old mother of two daughters, was found
shot to death in the
> back of her store. Police determined about $30,000 worth of comic
books was missing
> from the store.
>
> Retired Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Werner Spitz at the time
indicated Mrs.
> George had been shot in the top of her head, which meant she had
been sitting down or
> kneeling when she was attacked.
>
> She had closed the comic book store to prepare for a surprise
birthday party for her
> husband, who was turning 30. Two longtime customers came into the
store that night and
> found her body in a rear storage room.
>
> Investigators in July of 1990 said Michael George was supposed to
pick up his wife from
> the store and go out to dinner before returning to the store for a
surprise celebration with
> friends, neighbors and employees.
>
> Although Clinton Township detectives initially suspected robbery
was the motive, comic
> book industry experts agreed while robberies do happen, rarely does
anyone die over the
> magazines.
>
> Mrs. George's father, Dr. Peter Kowynia, who has offices in Clinton
Township and Grosse
> Pointe Woods, could not be reached for comment Monday evening.
>
> Husband arrested in 1990 comic store slaying
>
>
> Victim's husband taken into custody in Pennsylvania on homicide
charges.
> By Mitch Hotts
>
> --- In pittscomicon@ yahoogroups. com, "Betsy Richard"
<betsyjayne1973@ > wrote:
> >
> > This is a dead link, but I just heard something to that effect on
> > Froogy 95 news this morning. I couldn't make out the details,
the
> > office copier was running and I couldn't hear very well.
> >
> > Needless to say, I almost puked my breakfast all over my desk.
This
> > cannot possibly be true.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In pittscomicon@ yahoogroups. com, "qrychepgh" <qrychepgh@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Michael George arrested for murder???
> > >
> > > http://www.myfoxdet roit.com/ myfox/pages/ News/Detail?
> > > contentId=3992170& version=1& locale=EN-
US&layoutCode= VSTY&pageId= 3.2.1
> > >
> >
>

I ve been sick to my tummy all day. Whats shocking for me, is just last Wednesday, I was talking to Mike at the store while trading old comics and discussing

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, Aug 7 9:45 PM

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I've been sick to my tummy all day. Whats shocking for me, is just
last Wednesday, I was talking to Mike at the store while trading old
comics and discussing the downfall of another dealer from Altoona.

I have been a guest at the con since the second year and have gotten
closer to the family over the years and just can not believe that this
has happened. Its not for them to discuss their past and why they
moved to Windbur. I really don't need to know. What I do know is that
for the last 15 years they have been good people and friendly to me
and they have my full support.

But its hard to imagine what Mike is going through right now. I saw
his mug shot on tv tonight, and I saw the look of utter devistation in
his face. It hurts to see that look in someone.

They have done right by me and all of us for that matter. I hope in
some way that the con will still go on, and if it does, I will be at
my booth. So please do me a favor and don't pass any judgement. Keep
any negative comments to yourselves. If you can't, then stay out of
the group.

I've been sick to my tummy all day. Whats shocking for me, is just
last Wednesday, I was talking to Mike at the store while trading old
comics and discussing the downfall of another dealer from Altoona.

I have been a guest at the con since the second year and have gotten
closer to the family over the years and just can not believe that this
has happened. Its not for them to discuss their past and why they
moved to Windbur. I really don't need to know. What I do know is that
for the last 15 years they have been good people and friendly to me
and they have my full support.

But its hard to imagine what Mike is going through right now. I saw
his mug shot on tv tonight, and I saw the look of utter devistation in
his face. It hurts to see that look in someone.

They have done right by me and all of us for that matter. I hope in
some way that the con will still go on, and if it does, I will be at
my booth. So please do me a favor and don't pass any judgement. Keep
any negative comments to yourselves. If you can't, then stay out of
the group.

I could not have said this better. I was shocked and sickened when I read this news yesterday, but I m sure my reaction pales in comparison to what Renee and

Message 12 of 17
, Aug 8 6:32 AM

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I could not have said this better.

I was shocked and sickened when I read this news yesterday, but I'm sure my reaction pales in comparison to what Renee and their seven children are going through, particularly his two daughters to his first wife. Regardless of the outcome of this case, our thoughts and prayers should certainly be with all of them.

I have been a customer, and more importantly a friend of Mike's and Renee's since they opened their Windber store in 1993. I've vacationed with them, babysat their children and for the last 12 years helped them run the Pittsburgh Comicon. In all that time, there is not a single incident, comment or experience I could point to that would make me suspect Mike was capable of something like this. In my experience he has been a loving family man, an upstanding and involved member of the community, and a good friend.

I'm obviously very curious what evidence and/or testimony has come to light to cause the police to move on this after 17 years, but I certainly hope it is all a mistake. Unless he would confess to the crime, or is proven guilty in a court of law, I choose to believe Mike is innocent, but I do hope Barbara's killer is eventually brought to justice.

No, I don't know what this holds for the future of the convention, and I don't think any of us will for quite a while. Obviously this will be very damaging to Mike's reputation even if he is eventually aquitted. I hope it's not the end of the Comicon, but it's difficult to imagine Renee running the show by herself, even with the support of the staff. Let's all think positive thoughts and hope for the best.

norvandell <BIG_BOOTE@...> wrote:

I've been sick to my tummy all day. Whats shocking for me, is just last Wednesday, I was talking to Mike at the store while trading old comics and discussing the downfall of another dealer from Altoona.

I have been a guest at the con since the second year and have gotten closer to the family over the years and just can not believe that this has happened. Its not for them to discuss their past and why they moved to Windbur. I really don't need to know. What I do know is that for the last 15 years they have been good people and friendly to me and they have my full
support.

But its hard to imagine what Mike is going through right now. I saw his mug shot on tv tonight, and I saw the look of utter devistation in his face. It hurts to see that look in someone.

They have done right by me and all of us for that matter. I hope in some way that the con will still go on, and if it does, I will be at my booth. So please do me a favor and don't pass any judgement. Keep any negative comments to yourselves. If you can't, then stay out of the group.

>
> I could not have said this better.
>
> I was shocked and sickened when I read this news yesterday, but I'm sure my reaction

pales in comparison to what Renee and their seven children are going through, particularly
his two daughters to his first wife. Regardless of the outcome of this case, our thoughts
and prayers should certainly be with all of them.

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> I have been a customer, and more importantly a friend of Mike's and Renee's since they

opened their Windber store in 1993. I've vacationed with them, babysat their children and
for the last 12 years helped them run the Pittsburgh Comicon. In all that time, there is not
a single incident, comment or experience I could point to that would make me suspect
Mike was capable of something like this. In my experience he has been a loving family
man, an upstanding and involved member of the community, and a good friend.

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> I'm obviously very curious what evidence and/or testimony has come to light to cause

the police to move on this after 17 years, but I certainly hope it is all a mistake. Unless he
would confess to the crime, or is proven guilty in a court of law, I choose to believe Mike is
innocent, but I do hope Barbara's killer is eventually brought to justice.

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> No, I don't know what this holds for the future of the convention, and I don't think any

of us will for quite a while. Obviously this will be very damaging to Mike's reputation even
if he is eventually aquitted. I hope it's not the end of the Comicon, but it's difficult to
imagine Renee running the show by herself, even with the support of the staff. Let's all
think positive thoughts and hope for the best.

I only got to talk to the Georges here and there, but they were always very nice people. I
think this is shocking for us all. We love this con (I've gone to everyone with my buddy
Dave, it's a ritual for us), and it was well known how much the Georges loved doing it for
us. I hope we can get updates on the events to come. And I agree, until proven guilty, Mike
is innocent. And that the killer is brought to justice. If you pray, prayers for Renee and the
children can't hurt. I hope someone will let them know that we all are thinking of them.

Betsy Richard

I have just recently moved back to the J-town area and have not had the time to stop into the store to say hi. I regret not having visited now more than ever.

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I have just recently moved back to the J-town area and have not had
the time to stop into the store to say hi. I regret not having
visited now more than ever. During the time I lived here previously,
and after I moved to Chambersburg where they had a store for a few
years, I saw Mike on an almost daily basis. I always considered Mike
a good friend and I was totally shocked when I heard this news on the
radio this week. My prayers are certainly with Mike and Renee and
the kids, and I hope someone is able to relay our love and concern to
them. I know it has been a long while since I spoke with them, but
they were never far from my thoughts.